Brown Rebel

Brown Rebel
Role Glider
National origin United States
Designer Irving Prue and Lyle Maxey
Introduction 1957
Primary user Bob Brown
Number built 1
Developed from Maxey Jennie Mae

The Rebel was an American high-wing, V-tailed, single-seat glider that was created by Bob Brown in 1957.[1]

Design and development

The Rebel was created by joining the wing from the Lyle Maxey designed Jennie Mae to a fuselage from the Irv Prue designed Prue 215. It had a wingspan of 48 ft (14.6 m)with an aspect ratio of 23.8. The airfoil was a NACA 65 (3)-518 and achieved a best L/D of 37.5.[1] Only one was built and it is no longer listed on the Federal Aviation Administration registry.[2]

Operational history

The Rebel was flown extensively in competitions. At a contest in Tulsa, OK over Memorial Day weekend in 1959, Brown placed 3rd flying the Rebel.[3] Brown flew it in the 1959 US National Soaring Championships at Elmira, NY, placing 24th.[4] At the Southwestern and Texas Soaring Championships held in September 1959 in Grand Prairie, TX, Brown placed 2nd flying the Rebel.[5] In 1959, Brown and the Rebel made four flights over 200 mi (322 km), two of which were over 300 mi (483 km).[6]

Over Memorial Day weekend in 1960, Brown took first place in a contest at Fort Rucker, AL.[7] Brown then flew the Rebel to 33rd place in the US National Soaring Championships held at Odessa, TX.[8] Over Labor Day weekend 1960, Brown and the Rebel took first place in a contest at Marietta, GA.[9]

In 1961, Brown flew the Rebel in the National Soaring Championships held at Wichita, KS. He placed 21st.[10]

By 1964, Brown had the Rebel up for sale.[1]

Specifications (Rebel)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also


Related lists

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Licher, Lloyd: 1964 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine, page 32, Soaring Society of America May 1964.
  2. ↑ Federal Aviation Administration (May 2012). "Make / Model Inquiry Results N1392N". Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Rhine, James (September 1959). "Tulsa Skyhawks 2nd Annual Memorial Day Contest". Soaring 23 (9): 12.
  4. ↑ Licher, Lloyd (August 1959). Soaring 23 (5): 10. Missing or empty |title= (help);
  5. ↑ White, Terry (December 1959). "Southwestern and Texas Soaring Championships". Soaring 23 (12): 8.
  6. ↑ "Classified Ad". Soaring 23 (11): 21. November 1959.
  7. ↑ Shea, Lt. Col. Gerald (October 1960). "Army Aviators Soar". Soaring 24 (10): 20.
  8. ↑ Licher, Lloyd (September 1960). "27th Annual US National Soaring Championships". Soaring 24 (9): 14.
  9. ↑ Delp, Nikki (November 1960). "Club News". Soaring 24 (11): 15.
  10. ↑ Navoy, Helen (September 1961). "28th Annual National Soaring Championships". Soaring 25 (9): 10.
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